East County students competed against more than 100 other students during the Battle in Bradenton.
By
Amanda Sebastiano
| 11:59 a.m. October 24, 2015
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At just middle- and high school- ages, 150 students statewide flexed their technology brainpower Oct. 24 at the Battle in Bradenton VEX Robotics competition held in the cafeteria at Carlos E. Haile Middle School.
Students from 35 schools statewide met at the East County school to show off their robots, which students created using concepts from science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) lessons.
Students competed by using remote controls to maneuver their robots around a course, and perform basic activities, such as launching a tennis ball into a basket.
The event was an early qualifier for the state competition, to be held in Orlando.
Haile Middle students Aidan Hurley and Miranda and Cody Davis show off their robot.
Woodland Middle students Camden Swope and Jonathan Sickon watch their competitors showcase their robots' speed and accuracy.
Desoto High students Cody Cassiday, Jessica Kilgore and Romualdo Albiter keep close watch on their robot.
Sarasota Middle students Aden Vilardi and Cobi Gibson gather the remains of their robot, which came a part after the launcher got caught.
Students used science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills to build robots.
Braden River High student Brantley Deines loads a machine with tennis balls.
Andrew Cabana, Sabrina Eutsler and Ethan Klein put the finishing touches on their robot.
Jordan Sheehan focuses on his Bot12 machine, which he crafted with his partner, Dominic Cozzette, and other teammates.
Haile Middle students Nathan Ianero, Rafael Alonso and Trevor Davis show off their STEM research project and robot, which runs off electromagnetic propulsion.
